Santhosh Kukkadi Sadashiv MD

Hematologic Oncology

Associate Program Director Division of Hematology and Cellular Therapy

4815 Liberty AveSte 322Pittsburgh, PA 15224
Phone+1 412-578-4484
Fax+1 412-578-3536

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Education & Training

Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium (WPH/AGH)Fellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2011 - 2014
UMass Chan - BaystateFellowship, Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine), 2003 - 2004
One Brooklyn Health System/Brookdale University Hospital and Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2000 - 2003
Siddhartha Medical College NTRClass of 1998

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Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 2003 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Hematology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2017

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Two Decades of Light-Chain Amyloidosis: Real-World Trends in Diagnosis, Treatment, and Survival.
Grace Gorecki, Oyepeju Abioye, Jivtesh Singh, Maahin Parvez, Santoshini Adivi
Journal of Hematology. 2026-06-01
Light Chain (AL) Amyloidosis Masquerading as Scleroderma: A Diagnostic Challenge.
Kriti Dhamija, Rahim A Jiwani, Arjun Lakshaman, Santhosh Sadashiv, Prerna Mewawalla
Journal of Hematology. 2025-06-01
Delayed Diagnosis of Poems Syndrome, How AI Tools Can Enhance Diagnostic Accuracy.
Max Jin, Sowbharnika Arivazhagan, Prerna Mewawalla, Santhosh Sadashiv, Arjun Lakshman
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine. 2025-01-01

Journal Articles

Efficacy and tolerability of treatment with azacitidine for 5 days in elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia.
Santhosh K Sadashiv, Christie Hilton, Cyrus Khan, James M Rossetti, Heather L Benjamin, Salman Fazal, Entezam Sahovic, Richard K Shadduck, and John Lister, Cancer Med. 2014 Dec; 3(6): 1570–1578., 8/16/2014
Efficacy and tolerability of treatment with azacitidine for 5 days in elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia.
Santhosh K Sadashiv, Christie Hilton, Cyrus Khan, James M Rossetti, Heather L Benjamin, Salman Fazal, Entezam Sahovic, Richard K Shadduck, and John Lister, Cancer Med. 2014 Dec; 3(6): 1570–1578., 8/16/2014
Efficacy and tolerability of treatment with azacitidine for 5 days in elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia.
Santhosh K Sadashiv, Christie Hilton, Cyrus Khan, James M Rossetti, Heather L Benjamin, Salman Fazal, Entezam Sahovic, Richard K Shadduck, and John Lister, Cancer Med. 2014 Dec; 3(6): 1570–1578., 8/16/2014

Abstracts/Posters

Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation in Multiple Myeloma Patients Older Than 65 Year-Old, 12-Years Analysis of National Cancer Database
Santhosh Sadashiv, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/8/2019
Impact of Socioeconomic Factors on Timeliness of First Line Chemotherapy and Survival in Patients with Active Multiple Myeloma
Santhosh Sadashiv, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019
In-Hospital Complications and Outcomes of Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation in Multiple Myeloma Patients Older Than 65-Years Old in the United States: National Inpa...
Santhosh Sadashiv, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019

Lectures

The Risk Factors of the Venous Thromboembolism in Hospitalized Patients with Hematologic Malignancies in the United States: National Inpatient Sample Analysis, 2011-2015
2018 ASH Annual Meeting - San Diego, CA - 12/1/2018

Press Mentions

VTE Risk and Incidence in Hospitalized Patients with Blood CancersOctober 25th, 2019
Doctors Making Progress in Treating AmyloidosisMarch 7th, 2019
Pittsburgh-Area Businessmen, Friends Diagnosed with Rare Blood Cancer 4 Months ApartJuly 12th, 2026